Royal Caribbean cancels cruise sailings after Covid-19 outbreak
Cruise operator Royal Caribbean International has cancelled its next two cruises to nowhere after it detected COVID-19 cases among its crew.
This move will affect customers who have bought tickets to sail on the Quantum of the Seas ship today and Thursday.
It had first announced the cancellations in emails to affected customers yesterday morning.
It said that a small number of the crew had tested positive for COVID-19 and that it had triggered the cancellation of the cruises in line with government regulations.
In a media statement yesterday afternoon, the operator then said that the cruises were cancelled “in an abundance of caution”.
It said less than 0.6 per cent of its community onboard the cruise had tested positive without providing specific details of the number of people affected.
The cases, which are all fully vaccinated, were identified during routine weekly testing conducted by the operator. They are onboard the cruise that had set sail last Thursday.
The operator said the positive cases were immediately isolated. Meanwhile, close contacts were quarantined and tested.
“Everyone is asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic,” it said.
“As per safety protocols, the ship will also go through a deep cleaning and disinfection.”
Quantum of the Seas was supposed to return to Singapore today, but it did not elaborate on what would happen to passengers onboard the ship.
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